The Marine Museum at Fall River is a cultural gem and contains a wealth of Fall River Maritime History especially Steam Ship and Titanic memorabilia. Discover the art, books, models and many treasures the Marine Museum holds. This is a must see
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The Marine Museum at Fall River is a cultural gem and contains a wealth of Fall River Maritime History especially Steam Ship and Titanic memorabilia. Discover the art, books, models and many treasures the Marine Museum holds. This is a must see resource for landlubbers and mariners alike.

Carol Gafford is a public librarian, family historian, amateur archivist and book savior. She is currently the youth services/outreach librarian at the Swansea Public Library and volunteers for several museum and historical societies including the Marine Museum at Fall River, the Swansea Historical Society and the Bristol Historical and Preservation society. She is the editor of Past Times, the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists and is always looking for a new project to take on.

One of the few units where the Bruins have struggled to get production this season — aside from the first, second, and every other power-play group — has been the third line.

The unit of Chris Bourque, Chris Kelly and Rich Peverley has a total of 12 points in 38 combined games.

After a 20-goal season, Kelly has a bagel in the goal column. Peverley had 42 points in 57 games last year; he has just five in this year’s opening month.

Most glaring has been the new addition, the 27-year-old Bourque, an AHL All-Star who’s gotten the best chance to stick in the NHL this year. Aside from one benching, coach Claude Julien has given him quality minutes.

So far, it hasn’t clicked, at least not consistently. Bourque has three points in 12 games, only one in a 5-on-5 situation.

Which makes Thursday’s matchup with Tampa Bay a look at what-could-have-been. Benoit Pouliot, last year’s third-line left wing in Black and Gold, was traded to the Lightning on draft weekend last summer for a fifth-round pick and Michel Ouellet, who the team released.

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Pouliot is off to a terrific start in a blue jersey. On a team of high scorers, he’s sixth on the Bolts with 13 points in 15 games. He has five points in his last two games — including an overtime winner last Saturday at Florida — and has a four-game point streak.

Since Ryan Malone went down with an injury, Pouliot has been skating on the second line with sleek scorers Vincent Lecavalier and Martin St. Louis. The bigger opportunity has fit him; he had three assists Tuesday in a win over Toronto.

Pouliot — the No. 4 overall pick in the 2005 draft — was a flashy, if inconsistent, scorer in his one season with the Bruins. He had 16 goals and 32 points in 74 games and his goals tended to be spectacular. The Bruins worked with him to play more in straight lines and he seemed to respond towards the end of the year; he had a gritty goal in Game 5 of the playoff series with the Capitals.

Pouliot would have been a restricted free agent last summer, but the Bruins traded him before he got there. He then re-signed with the Lightning.

“I thought he was a good player for us,” coach Claude Julien said earlier this week. “He showed some spark and some potential and there were some nights where he was really good and stuff like that. We’re glad he’s doing well. He didn’t leave here or we didn’t have him back because there was an issue. It was just a situation where one guy moves on and you look to fill that spot.”

Boston general manager Peter Chiarelli wanted to open a spot for Jordan Caron, who seemed to be knocking on the door of a full-time NHL gig after some decent cameos in 2011-12.

But during the lockout, Caron struggled and then hurt his shoulder. He’s back playing for Providence now, but hasn’t gotten a look with Boston yet.

In a season where so much has gone right, this may be one of the few areas where the Bruins are kicking themselves.

LIGHTNING PREVIEW: Tampa Bay has been a streaky team. It started 6-1-0, lost six straight (one in a shootout), and now has won its last two.

The Bolts’ top two lines are as dangerous as any in the league. Steven Stamkos (10-12—22) and St. Louis (4-18—22) are tied for third in the league in scoring.

Their defense, however, is still bad. The Lightning were last in the league last season at 3.39 goals allowed per game, and are only marginally better this year at 3.07 times scored on per night.

Coach Guy Boucher got Tampa Bay into the conference finals against the Bruins two years ago with his 1-3-1 defensive formation. Julien says the Lightning don’t use it as much now.

“They’ve gotten away from it I thought a little bit,” Julien told reporters in Tampa on Wednesday. “(Tuesday night vs. Toronto) they seemed to be back into it a little bit. Their coach and everybody else, it depends on the games, it depends on what he feels is necessary. I know they do play it still at times.”

LINEUPS: Expect the Bruins to use their normal lineup Thursday night.

Based on reports from the morning skate, every player is available, including the seven who missed practice Tuesday with flu-like symptoms.

The Bruins are expected to play Tuukka Rask (7-1-2, 2.06 GAA, .919 save percentage) in net, with the Lightning countering with Anders Lindback (7-3-1, 3.03, .899).